Foods sshine Has Tried

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

Scandinavians use blood to make dense, dark, savory flapjacks.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

Venetians celebrate the end of a 16th-century plague with sweet and sour sardines.

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

Don your party hat, sing, and chow down at these seasonal Swedish crayfish feasts.

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.

The mellow-buzz brew that once fueled Native Americans is making a comeback.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.